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Title:
The Rossetti Letter
Genre:
Fiction
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Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
438
Number of Chapters:
32
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:30:40
Synopsis:
Venice, la Serenissima. A city that speaks eternally of mystery, of beauty, of danger.... In thus captivating debut, Christi Phillips blends fact, fiction, and suspense into a richly imagined novel that transports the reader to Venice, past and present.
1618. A beautiful young courtesan writes a secret letter to the Venetian Council warning of a Spanish plot to overthrow the Republic, thereby endangering both herself and her lover. Who was the mysterious Alessandra Rossetti, and why did she choose such a perilous path?
Today. Ph. D. candidate Claire Donavan races to locate the documents that will finally reveal the motives of this woman whom history forgot. As she searches the ancient city of Venice, she too falls under its spell.
As this complex story weaves together the strands of two eras, Alessandras secret past comes to life with all the sensuality, political treachery, and violence of seventeenth-century Venice. Filled with beautifully rendered details of one of the worlds oldest and most magical cities, The Rossetti Letter marks Phillipss debut as a writer of extraordinary skill and grace.
1618. A beautiful young courtesan writes a secret letter to the Venetian Council warning of a Spanish plot to overthrow the Republic, thereby endangering both herself and her lover. Who was the mysterious Alessandra Rossetti, and why did she choose such a perilous path?
Today. Ph. D. candidate Claire Donavan races to locate the documents that will finally reveal the motives of this woman whom history forgot. As she searches the ancient city of Venice, she too falls under its spell.
As this complex story weaves together the strands of two eras, Alessandras secret past comes to life with all the sensuality, political treachery, and violence of seventeenth-century Venice. Filled with beautifully rendered details of one of the worlds oldest and most magical cities, The Rossetti Letter marks Phillipss debut as a writer of extraordinary skill and grace.
Author:
Christi Phillips
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Barcode:
9781921470066
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:30:40
